They passed away in 2005 and of course, we will never forget them! Although they are not among us anymore, their names will be listed in the history books of the Eurovision Song Contest forever…
11th April: Ehud Manor (64). Manor wrote as many as seven songs for the Eurovision Song Contest, among Abanibi for Izhar Cohen (1st in 1978), Hi! for Ofra Haza (2nd in 1983).
12th May: Monica Zetterlund (67). She represented Sweden in 1963, her song En gång i Stockholm received no points at all in London.
13th June: Frans Smit (54), husband of Sjoukje Smit (Maggie MacNeal) died, suffering from cancer. He composed Amsterdam in 1980, when it came 5th.
16th July: Camillo Felgen (84) represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 and 1962. In 1960 he came last (13th) with So laang we's du do bast, in 1962 he came 3rd with Petit bonhomme.
23rd August: Glenn Corneille (35) dies in a car crash. In 2003 he took part in the Dutch national selection with Idols winner Boris Titulaer and the song She would.
7th September: Sergio Endrigo (72, photo). Endrigo represented Italy in 1968 with Marianne. The song came 10th. He took part several times in the Sanremo Festival.
13th October: Roberto Uranga (57). Founder and member of the Spanish group Mocedades, representing Spain at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest with Eres tú. The group came second, the song is still considered as an evergreen.
14th November: Hanne Haller (55). Haller wrote Für Alle, which brought Wind a second place in 1985. She also wrote Blauer planet, the 1996 entry for Germany. The song failed to qualify for the actual contest, as the song was not considered good enough by the audio selection round jury.
